Links

Bereavement Support

GriefLink is an information resource for the bereaved and grieving, their carers, colleagues and friends, and for health and welfare workers. The website devoted to increasing awareness and understanding of loss and grief.

NALAG is one of the leading providers of loss, grief, bereavement and trauma education in New South Wales. Their website contains online resources relating to bereavement and loss, as well as links to relevant websites. They also offer workshops and seminars.

The National Centre for Childhood Grief provides loving support in a safe place where children grieving a death can share their experience as they learn to live with its impact on their lives. The centre also provides education and training for individuals, schools and other organizations handling the grief of children and young people.

An active and supportive public message board for people bereaved by suicide. The boards provide mutual support, information and comfort to those who are dealing with the loss of a loved one to suicide.

Support After Suicide is a program which provides support to people who are bereaved by suicide, including friends, family and young people. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, they offer counselling, group support and an online community website. The site features information about understanding suicide loss and grief and personal stories about suicide loss.

The purpose of the Survivors Of Suicide website is to help those who have lost a loved one to suicide resolve their grief and pain in their own personal way. The site offers peer support to survivors of suicide.
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Carer Support

ARAFEMI is a non-profit community based organisation, which works from a recovery perspective. It is unique as it houses both the peak support agency for carers of people with a mental illness and a broad range of consumer services. Links to state-based ARAFEMIs can also be found on the site. The site provides access to ARAFEMI's library catalogue and online support via ARAFEMI's Carers' Message Board and Carers' Chat Room.

Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s 2.6 million unpaid carers. Carers Australia advocates on behalf of Australia’s unpaid carers to influence policies, programs and services at a national level. We also manage a range of national programs that support unpaid carers in their caring role. The site provides information on topics such as supporting your loved one, finding services, looking after yourself, taking a break and carer support. There is also an online forum for carers.

NNAAMI is a peer support organisation for adult and adolescent children of a parent with a mental illness. The organisation provides support through advocacy, mutual help and discussion groups. The site has an online forum, links to personal stories and poetry, and links to various relevant resources.

Partners in Depression is an education and support group program for people who love, live with or support someone experiencing depression. The program is delivered by two trained facilitators in community settings around Australia. PiD focuses on developing knowledge about depression, its treatment and where and how to access services. It aims to improve the coping skills of those caring for someone with depression.

SuicideLine Victoria provides telephone counselling, crisis intervention and referrals for people who feel suicidal, their carers, and those bereaved by suicide. The site contains information written specifically for each group affected by suicide and links to community resources.

Young Carers is a Carers Australia website specifically designed for kids, teens and young adults who are carers. The site provides young people with information, personal stories, and information on support services. All information and resources are tailored towards the visitor's age group.
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Indigenous Services

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a large online resource for professionals and the wider community. The site contains a variety of materials, research, fact sheets and other resources on a wide range of indigenous health issues.

The Department of Health and Ageing's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health site contains information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs from mainstream areas of the Department of Health and Ageing as well as from Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH).

The Far North Queensland Suicide Prevention Taskforce is a community-based group with the goals of implementing, supporting and promoting strategies which aim at the reduction of suicide and self-harm in the FNQ area. Their website contains information and resources tailored towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This website celebrates the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is a gateway to Australian Government information on Closing the Gap. The site has been developed to share information, news, stories and events of interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians or those working in Indigenous affairs.

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) is the national non government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. The website includes a clearinghouse of resources and a services directory targeted towards ATSI communities.

Mental Health

The Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health at the University of Melbourne undertakes world class trauma related research, policy advice, service development and education. The service helps organisations and health professionals who work with people affected by traumatic events.

beyondblue produce and refer people to accurate, up-to-date, easy to read information on depression, anxiety and related disorders. A wide variety of factsheets and booklets can be ordered online or downloaded from this website. The Find A Doctor or Other Mental Health Professional database allows people to search for mental health professionals in their local community.

The Black Dog Institute provides information about mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. This information is written for a range of audiences including people living with a mood disorder, their carers, health professionals and researchers. It includes information about how to get help, self-assessment tools and factsheets, research and a media centre.

The Health Professionals section of the Black Dog Institute website contains a variety of information and resources for health professionals working with clients with depression and other mood disorders. The site includes a resources toolkit, information on helpful assessment programs, workshops and courses run by the Institute.

BlueBoard is an online community for people suffering from depression or anxiety, their friends and carers, and for those who are concerned that they may have depression or anxiety and want some support. The group is run as a moderated bulletin board with strict protocols to enhance safety.

COPMI promotes better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness. The website has a large range of helpful resources targeted towards parents, families, children, teenagers and professionals dealing with mental illness.

The depressioNet.org.au website and online community is created and provided by Australians from a variety of backgrounds who have had personal experiences with depression. The site includes information and resources about depression, as well as an online message board and chat rooms.

The depressioNet.org.au website and online community is created and provided by Australians from a variety of backgrounds who have had personal experiences with depression. The site includes information and resources about depression, as well as an online message board and chat rooms.

Eating Disorders Victoria is the primary source of support, information, community education and advocacy for people with eating disorders. Their website has a range of information and resources related to eating disorders.

HealthInsite is the Australian Government's health information site for consumers and service providers. It includes information about health services, health professionals, and an interactive create your own profile tool.

Healthshare is Australia's fastest growing interactive health network, designed to provide better access to health expertise and improve the quality of health information online. Healthshare provides a question and answer service for Australians to get answers from qualified local experts across over 360 topic areas. The service operates in a community environment which provides support and encouragement.

Lifeline provides 24 hour telephone counselling for a range of issues. The Lifeline Information Service webpage provides access to a variety of self-help tool kits with information about issues such as mental illness depression suicide prevention and more. The Self-help Toolkits are available for download from here.

The Mental Health Association Australia provides quality early intervention mental health services and programs that support the community to build mental health connections, develop mental health literacy and participate in employment as a foundation for recovery. Includes a list of support groups, a document library, an events calendar, information on MHAA's short courses, and more.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia is a national non-profit health promotion charity focused on training and research. The Mental Health First Aid course is designed to help people recognise the initial signs of a mental health problem or crisis. Participants are taught 'first aid' strategies in order to provide initial support for someone with a mental health problem.

The MHiMA project is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Health & Ageing to provide a national focus for advice and support to providers and governments on mental health and suicide prevention for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. The website includes an 'Information for Consumers and Carers' section with useful resources for the general public.

Mental Health Wiki is a guide to mental health problems. It aims to provide high quality and up-to-date information by allowing contributors to edit and improve each other’s material. Contributors to Mental Health Wiki include health professionals, academic researchers, consumer or carers advocates and health service administrators. Mental Health Wiki is run by a team of researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

SANE Australia provides information about mental illness, suicide prevention and where to get help. The site includes factsheets, an online bookshop, media releases and a helpline (online and telephone). There are also research, advocacy and awareness campaigns.

TEAMhealth is a government-funded organisation that provides services to people living with a mental illness and their carers. The site describes the organisation's services and provides links to services in the Darwin region, mental health information and youth mental health information.

The VMIAC is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people who have experience with a mental illness or emotional distress. VMIAC engages in a number of activities, which include information provision, advice, mutual support and self-help, individual, group and systemic advocacy, research and evaluation, and education and training.

The Western Australian Association for Mental Health is the state's peak representative body for mental health agencies. The site provides a list of downloadable publications and a links page that provides information on services available in the WA community.
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Professionals

The Practitioner section of the Australian Psychological Society website contains useful information for practicing psychologists, including ethical guidelines, government funding arrangements and other professional resources.

Self-help

Anxiety Online is a comprehensive online mental health service offering information, assessment and online treatment programs ("eTherapy") for various anxiety disorders. The programs take the form of weekly online modules based on CBT principles. They can be worked through either individually or under the guidance of a therapist.

First hand experience of overcoming depression. Graeme Cowan describes a series of strategies that he and others have used to overcome depression. The site also contains links to research, a book for carers, videos and podcasts and an online community forum.

Beacon provides consumers and professionals with information about e-health online applications for mental and physical health disorders. Websites throughout the world are reviewed and ranked by a panel of health experts. Consumers can also submit rankings and comments.

The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) is a joint facility of the University of New South Wales and St Vincents Hospital in Sydney Australia. It combines clinical and research expertise in the recognition and treatment of the anxiety and depressive disorders.

E-couch is e-hub's latest interactive online self-help program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety and worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss and grief. It provides evidence-based information and teaches strategies drawn from cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal therapies as well as relaxation and physical activity.

Moodgym is a web-based therapy program that aims to reduce symptoms of depression using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques. It consists of five modules, an interactive game, anxiety and depression assessments, downloadable relaxation audio, a workbook and feedback assessment.

OnTrack aims to support the Australian community to achieve mental and physical health and wellbeing. OnTrack offers free access to online programs, information, quizzes and advice that aim to provide people with the informations and skills that will enable them to manage their own problems, helping them to keep their lives "On Track".

The Suicide Call Back Service website provides information and resources for people at risk of suicide, their carers and those bereaved by the suicide of a loved one. It includes video interviews, a support forum for carers, and a directory of community resources.

Suicideline Victoria provides telephone counselling, crisis intervention and referrals for people who feel suicidal, their carers, and those bereaved by suicide. The site contains information written specifically for each group affected by suicide and links to community resources.
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JIGSAW is On the Line's community service database, housing over 4500 unique listings of local, state-based and national community services. JIGSAW is geographically searchable, making it easy for visitors to find an appropriate service close to home.

The Lifeline Service Finder is a directory of free or low cost health and community services available in Australia. It includes accommodation, domestic violence, family and children’s services, financial assistance and mental health services.
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Suicide bereavement

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is a not for profit organisation established to provide a range of education, counselling, research and clinical services for those working in and affected by experiences of grief and bereavement.

The ANU's Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network website contains resources and links for parents, members of the community and professionals to share experiences and resources on the care of children and youth experiencing the impact of trauma, loss and grief.

Hope For Life is a suicide prevention service focusing on those bereaved by suicide. The site contains links to online training programs in suicide prevention and suicide bereavement support in addition to a range of helpful downloadable resources for those bereaved by suicide.

Suicide prevention

The American Association of Suicidology is a US-based organisation for all those involved in suicide prevention intervention, or touched by suicide. The AAS site has a range of downloadable resources including statistics, research and multimedia resources relating to suicide prevention.

Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) at Griffith University is at the forefront of national and international suicide research. The Institute conducts research in all aspects of suicide prevention and provides education and training for health and allied professionals.

Hope for Life delivers the QPR Suicide Prevention training program online. QPR training takes approximately one hour to complete. As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper, you will learn to identify the warning signs of suicide, learn how to apply QPR and also how to offer effective hope and support to people in crisis.

IASP is the International Association for Suicide Prevention. IASP is dedicated to preventing suicidal behaviour, to alleviating its effects, and to providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors.

The Living Is For Everyone (LIFE) website is a world-class suicide and self-harm prevention resource. Dedicated to providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which people take their lives in Australia, the LIFE website is designed for people across the community who are involved in suicide and self-harm prevention activities. The site contains access to the LIFE Framework and resources, LIFE News, a bi-monthly newsletter, as well as a discussion forum for suicide prevention professionals.

LivingWorks conducts a series of training programs in suicide awareness, prevention and intervention such as the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) course. The programs are offered in local communities. Programs are available for professionals, caregivers, and the general public.

Department of Veterans Affairs website aimed at veterans, ex-serving personnel and their families. The site will help you understand the warning signs of suicide and provide information and resources to help keep you and others safe from suicide. Help is also available for those bereaved by suicide.

Suicide Prevention Australia is the national peak body for the suicide prevention sector in Australia, with a role in providing policy advice to governments, community awareness and public education, increased involvement in research and a future role in leading Australia’s engagement internationally. Whilst not a crisis intervention service, this site contains a 'Get Help' section that provides links to nationwide numbers.

Youth

headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. We help young people who are going through a tough time. If you're 12-25, you can get health advice, support and information from headspace. With centres all around Australia, headspace can help you with general health, mental health and counselling, education, employment and other services, and alcohol and other drug services.

The Kids Helpline site is geared towards young people between the ages of 5 and 25 years. Young people can access web-based counselling or email counselling via this site. The Kids Helpline site also provides a searchable service database and number of downloadable factsheets covering a range of issues.

Mental Health information and resource site from the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health. Online resources for topics including mental health, substance abuse, reproductive health and healthy relationships.

Reach Out is Australia's leading online youth mental health service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times, and find ways to boost their own mental health and wellbeing. The site includes a large range of fact sheets, personal stories, videos and a large and active discussion forum.

Tune In Not Out (or as our friends call us - TINO) provides 24hr TV for life's challenges from mental to sexual health. Tune In Not Out brings videos, factsheets, real stories and blogs from across Australia into one central point for young people to explore.

Youth Focus is committed to making a difference in the lives of young people who are suffering and those who see no hope on the horizon. As a unique, independent, not for profit organisation they offered a range of free mental health services to support vulnerable young people in Western Australia.
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